KLAH-CHE-MIN A PUBLI CATI ON OF THE SQU AXI N ISLAND TRI BE MAY 2009 dibeA ti ?acaciAtalbix GeA ti HelV yex ti stuLtuleI yex ti CaLCaleA. C OMPLI MENTARY Parks and Recreation for Squaxin Community Penni Giles - Recreation is an essential service the Tribe provides to establish and main- tain a healthy, livable community. Opportunities and facilities that promote physical and mental well-being bring citizens together in positive, supportive, and fun atmospheres, and create memorable experiences for families. The Squaxin Island Park and Recreation Plan was approved by Council on April 9, 2009 and will be the framework around which recreation facilities will be planned, de- signed, implemented and managed. The Squaxin Island Tribe values public involvement in decision making. Public meetings and surveys are ways tribal members can be involved in community decisions. The following sur- veys and public meetings were used in determining the future needs for park and recreational facilities: • The Squaxin Youth Council proposed that a survey be completed to determine the level of community interest in a Skate Park. Data was compiled through written survey questions distributed and collected by summer youth workers. • During the May 2007 General Body meeting and public meeting held in May 2007, the community was asked for their ideas in order to develop a long-term plan. • Public input by means of a “Dot Survey” was completed in 2003 to see if the Tribe should offer more educational and recreational activities, including cultural events, or whether things were fine the way they were. • A written survey was distributed at the 2004 General Body Meeting to determine the level of interest in a pool. • An Intertribal Youth Summit was held June 14, 2003 with the purpose of helping develop youth programs. The primary plan was to have youth tell us their opinions and ideas, beginning with what has worked well. The combination of the input listed above and existing planning and development pro- cesses includes a Skate Park to enhance recreation within the community: Continued on page 8 Return Service Requested PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PEOP LE OF THE WATER SHELTON, WA 10 S.E. Squaxin Lane PERMIT NO. 96 Shelton, WA 98584 Community N • S'HOT KSI L-M AW A U -M Q IS S H What Have You Taught • • H Your Children!!!! N S I O M O New Squaxin Island Tribal Cemetery - A - S By Cultural Resources Department -The Tribe has a new cemetery E W - H that was a long time coming. Please notice that there is a separa- H - C E H H tion between the areas where our Pioneer/Historic Ancestors are - A A T S buried and where current living people will be buried. L • • One problem we have encountered is continued vandalism N S I T in our new cemetery. Several times people have gone in with their S E K H E - Quad’s and torn up both parts of the cemetery. They have broken E C P ' H T A • S the gate and continue to return and do additional destruction. So • L T S I Q A - U I we ask you to ask yourself, “What have I taught my children about how to conduct themselves when going into a cemetery?” In to- S quaxin Island day’s modern, bustling world we sometimes get the message that dead people are not important, or that when young people act out TRIBAL NEWS it’s just juvenile mischievous behavior that they will grow out of. 10 S.E. Squaxin Lane N We ask that you take the time to talk to your children, teach Shelton, WA 98584 them that their actions are causing serious problems that effect PHONE: (360) 426-9781 most tribal members deeply. TOLL FREE: 877.386.3649 FAX: (360) 426-6577 www.squaxinisland.org Articles and opinions expressed in this "Our new cemetery should always publication are not necessarily the opinions of this publication or the Tribal Council. be respected. The Klah-Che-Min encourages Tribal Members to submit letters, articles, photographs and Our ancestors would want ones, drawings to be considered for publication, but are subject to editing. no matter who they are, Contributing writers and artists include young and old, Squaxin Island community members and HE-MI staff. to have respect. Our cemetery is a place C Submissions Deadline: 15th of each month where loved ones lay and a place for ones to visit SQUAXIN ISLAND during Memorial Day, funerals, TRIBAL COUNCIL: Dave Lopeman: Chairman Arnold Cooper: Vice Chairman and spend time time Vince Henry: Secretary "I'd like to see the graveyard Russell Harper: Treasurer with their loved ones to place flowers. Misti Saenz-Garcia: 1st Council Member kept up and in good shape. Marcella Castro: 2nd Council Member The cemetery is not a place Charlene Krise: 3rd Council Member This belongs to all the old people and all of us, to ride dirt bikes or 4-wheelers." and our kids too. So I would like to see it re- Klah-Che-Min Staff: Theresa M. Henderson: Ext. #3945 spected and taken care of by all of us." KLAH- [email protected] S quaxin Island T ribe - Klah-C he-M in N ewsletter - M ay 2009 - Page 2 Community Here is a Diagram of Our New Cemetery Professor Ron Whitener to Receive the 2009 If you would like to pick a plot, please call Ruby Fuller at 432-3909. You can pick im- mediate family plots. M. Shanara Gilbert Award! The Executive Committee of the American Association of Law School's Section on Clin- ical Legal Education is proud to announce that Professor Ron Whitener from University of Washington has won this year’s M. Shanara Gilbert “Emerging Clinician” Award. Professor Whitener is Assistant Professor of Law and the Director of the Tribal Court Criminal Defense Clinic at University of Washington School of Law, where he has been teaching in the clinical program since 1999. Through the Tribal Court Criminal Defense Clinic, Ron Whitener has made ac- cess to justice a reality for countless clients and has helped to train a new generation of advocates for American Indians. For many American Indians, the Tribal Court Criminal Defense Clinic is the only source of representation for those facing criminal charges because tribal courts are not required by law to provide legal representation. Professor Whitener saw this pressing need, started this clinic, and has helped to expand its reach through fund-raising. In addition, Professor Whitener has helped to build the clinical program at University of Washington and has been a resource to other clinical programs. Professor Whitener also is an engaged scholar, authoring or co-authoring three journal articles focused on legal and health issues affecting American Indians. Professor Whitener is actively involved in American Indian legal issues. He began his career as Legal Counsel to the Squaxin Island Tribe, of which he is a member, and he has done lay advocate and other legal training for nearly a dozen other tribes in addition to direct representation of clients. He frequently speaks about treaty rights, tribal juris- diction, and other legal issues affecting American Indians. He has also promoted inter- national clinical legal education efforts through his collaboration with the Afghan Legal Educators Program, a program of the Asian Law Center at the University of Washington. Afghan law faculty participating in that program visited tribal courts and attended meet- ings with faculty and students in the Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic. The M. Shanara Gilbert Award will be presented at the Conference on Clinical Legal Education at a special ceremony on Friday, May 8, at 9:00 a.m., in Cleveland, Ohio. In Loving Memory of My Grandmother, The Award is for a recent entrant into clinical legal education who has demonstrated all Henrieta "Gillette" Ferndeen or some of the following qualities: I am Frank Metcalf, an enrolled Squaxin Island tribal member. This year I will be partici- • A commitment to teaching and achieving social justice, particularly in the areas of pating in the American Cancer Society Walk-A-Thon in Grays Harbor, WA. race and the criminal justice system; My grandmother Henrieta • An interest in international clinical legal education; "Gillette" Ferdeen passed away after • A passion for providing legal services and access to justice to individuals and groups a long ahrd fight with cancer many most in need; years ago. • Service to the cause of clinical legal education or to the AALS Section on Clinical As I walk in remembrance of Legal Education; and my grandmother, I realize that many • An interest in the beauty of nature. people become victims of cancer and many others become co-victims The Executive Committee: Gordon Beggs (Cleveland State); Deborah Epstein (George- of cancer after their loved ones have town); Miye Goishi (UC-Hastings); Zelda Harris, Acting Chair for this Award selection passed away from their long, hard (Arizona); and Peter Joy, Chair (Washington University). fights. We look forward to honoring Professor Whitener for his creativity in addressing a We, as Native American peo- pressing legal need for an underserved community and his outstanding contributions to ple, have always had a special way clinical legal education. of showing remembrance for our loved ones who have passed away. But as I walk for the American Cancer Society, I have - Carol M. Suzuki realized that I walk for all people - all loved ones and all the children who have passed Associate Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law away or become victims of cancer. S quaxin Island T ribe - Klah-C he-M in N ewsletter - M ay 2009 - Page 3 Education Mark Your Calendars - Shelton School District Awards Banquet Scholarship Opportunity Friday, May 15th @ 6:00 p.m.